The U.S. unemployment rate dropped in November, while the nation's economy lost the fewest jobs since 2007. Dan Robinson | Washington 04 December 2009 Job seekers attend job fair in Livonia, Michigan 4 Dec 2009 There was a bit of good news for the U....
The director of the U.S. Secret Service says his agency was responsible for allowing an unauthorized couple to attend a White House state dinner last week. Chris Simkins | Washington 04 December 2009 MIchaele and Tareg Salahi, greet President Barack...
Analysts also say economic leverage should be used to help end corruption in the Afghan government Meredith Buel | Washington, DC 04 December 2009 In his speech at the U.S. Military Academy, President Obama was specific in setting a benchmark for a m...
25 NATO countries and other contributors to the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan have pledged about 7,000 additional troops to supplement new U.S. force commitment to Afghanistan. David Gollust | Brussels 04 December 2009 Watch:...
Militant Islamist group al-Shabab has denied responsibility for a deadly suicide blast Thursday that killed at least 22 people, including 3 government ministers and a number of Somalia's educated elite. Alan Boswell | Nairobi 04 December 2009 Somali...
Communications Minister Idrissa Cherif says Captain Moussa Dadis Camara has gone to Morocco for a 'check-up' after being shot late Thursday by soldiers at a military camp in downtown Conakry. Scott Stearns | Dakar 04 December 2009 Guinea's military r...
Burkinabe President: Guinea's military ruler Captain Moussa Dadis Camara is in a 'difficult but not desperate' situation after being shot by renegade troops at an army barracks in downtown Conakry late Thursday Scott Stearns | Dakar 04 December 2009...
Police say gunmen attacked a mosque Friday near the country's army headquarters, killing at least 35 people and wounding more than 40 others. Sean Maroney | Islamabad 04 December 2009 Pakistani soldiers take up position outside a besieged mosque in P...
Rosanne Skirble 03 December 2009 Increased walking and cycling will benefit health and climate more than lower emission vehicles Driving less, walking more, reducing household energy use and modifying diets can lessen the impact of global warming and...
The United Nations says reducing risks from weather-related disasters such as floods and droughts can help nations adapt to climate change. Geneva 03 December 2009 Margareta Wahlstrom, Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General for Disaster...
